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Morocco vs Spain, Worldcup 2022 LAST 16

FIFA World Cup · 2022
Morocco
3 – 0
3 – 0 pen
Full Time
Spain
Tue 6 Dec 2022 · 15:00 UTC Education City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 77' Aymeric Laporte
Romain Saiss 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Morocco vs Spain — Worldcup at Education City Stadium.

  • Morocco 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)
  • Spain 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Diego Bonfa
  • Referee Fernando Rapallini
  • Referee Juan Pablo Belatti
  • Referee Mauro Vigliano
  • Referee Raphael Claus
  • Referee Nicolas Gallo (Colombia)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
Morocco 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Spain
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-06 Morocco 3–0 Spain 2018-06-25 Spain 2–2 Morocco

Recent Form

Morocco
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Dec Spain H 3–0 W
01 Dec Canada A 2–1 W
27 Nov Belgium A 2–0 W
23 Nov Croatia H 0–0 D
25 Jun Spain A 2–2 D
20 Jun Portugal A 0–1 L
Spain
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Dec Morocco A 0–3 L
01 Dec Japan A 1–2 L
27 Nov Germany H 1–1 D
23 Nov Costa Rica H 7–0 W
06 Jul Italy A 3–5 L
02 Jul Switzerland A 4–2 W

Season Stats

Morocco Spain
#10 Position #29
7 Points 7
3 Played 3
2 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 0
6 Scored 5
3 Conceded 0
+3 GD +5
2.33 PPG 2.33
67% Win % 67%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Morocco this season
88% Clean Sheets
Spain this season

Morocco are 10th (7 pts). Spain are 29th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Morocco
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
5/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Spain
0-15
1/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Morocco
Ismael Saibari 3 G
Soufiane Rahimi 2 G 1 A
Spain
Mikel Oyarzabal 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Morocco welcome Spain for this crunch clash at Education City Stadium.
  • 5' The 23-year-old Pedri has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 4 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Morocco and Spain are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Spain that had 126 games and scored 64 goals.
  • 20' Dani Olmo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 4 goals this season.
  • 25' Jordi Alba, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' Morocco are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Spain's shape.
  • 35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 40' Spain have won 64 goals from 126 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Aymeric Laporte made 449 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 50' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Busquets suffering a number of foals already.
  • 55' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Morocco needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 60' Spain seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 63' The Spain manager makes a substitution. Pablo Gavira departs to be replaced by Carlos Soler.
  • 64' The crowd applauds Marco Asensio as he leaves the pitch. Alvaro Morata steps in for Spain.
  • 66' Abdessamad Ezzalzouli is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sofiane Boufal at the 66 minute mark.
  • 71' Spain fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 75' Spain ring the changes. Ferran Torres has done his job and it is now time for Nico Williams to step up.
  • 76' Nico Williams has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ferran Torres on 76 minute.
  • 77' Aymeric Laporte was booked on 77.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Abdelhamid Sabiri. He replaces Youssef En-Nesyri on 82 minute.
  • 84' Jawad El Yamiq gets the nod from Morocco. He replaces Nayef Aguerd and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Romain Saiss on 90 minutes.
  • Spain will have plenty to reflect on. Morocco were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Morocco Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Walid Regragui

Spain Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luis Enrique

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.26 Morocco xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Spain xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Morocco47% Draw29% Spain24%
Actual: Morocco win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.24
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Morocco or Draw
75%
Draw or Spain
53%
Morocco or Spain
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Morocco28% Draw52% Spain20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
12.9%
1 – 0
12.2%
0 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 1
3.4%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Morocco

Handicap Morocco covers Push Spain covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Morocco keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
Spain keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.